Articles
A digital peacock feather in her cap
Friday, June 4, 2021
Anita Kirkbride’s mission is to empower small business owners to take charge of their social media marketing.
QRA Corp: An ‘accidental entrepreneur’ changes the game
Monday, May 17, 2021
QRA Corp has carved out a unique space in the market for natural-language processing software that uses machine reasoning.
Passive Design, Active Results: An architecture firm helps fight climate change
Thursday, April 29, 2021
Passive Design Solutions offers stock home building plans and custom architectural home design services to create energy efficient, low-maintenance homes.
LeeWay for Change: A marine company scales up during COVID
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
The Halifax-based marine services company successfully entered a new market, and, as a result, had its biggest year yet.
Taking the Fuss out of Fizz: A story of innovation
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Guy Tipton and Cyril Meagher, founders of BrewWizz, develop innovative products that are improving the craft brewing process all over the world.
2020: A Year of Pivots
Friday, January 15, 2021
As we kick off 2021, we’re reflecting on 2020: the highs and lows, the lessons learned, and the uplifting business community stories we shared throughout the tumultuous year.
From passion to product: Sohma Naturals brings natural skincare to the world
Monday, December 14, 2020
A manufacturer based out of Digby, Nova Scotia, Sohma Naturals has been producing organic skincare products since 2018.
Ven-Rez looks to grow through e-commerce with help from SBDP
Friday, January 31, 2020
You may not be surprised to learn the Toronto Public Library system is the busiest urban public library system in the world. In 2018, there were more than 17.5 million visits to its 100 branches. What you may not know is most of the library’s shelving was manufactured here in Shelburne, Nova Scotia.
Top Nova Scotia reads of 2019
Thursday, January 16, 2020
2019 was a busy year in Nova Scotia. We celebrated new trade deals, launched programs, recognized Nova Scotia businesses making waves, and shared their stories. Here are the top reads of 2019:
Igniting entrepreneurship across Nova Scotia
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
Let’s say you need help growing your business, or you have an idea for starting one. Where do you start? You know there are support organizations that can help – but which one? With so many options, it can seem overwhelming at first – especially if you live in a rural area where offices might be geographically spread out. This is where Ignite Labs comes in.